1
- a small hand-held tool with a flat, pointed blade, used to apply and spread mortar or plaster镘刀, 泥刀, 抹子。
2
- a small hand-held tool with a curved scoop for lifting plants or earth小铲子（用来挖植物、土）。
(trowelled, trowelling; <美> troweled, troweling) with obj.
- apply or spread with or as if with a trowel用镘刀涂抹（或修平）, 像用镘刀似的涂抹（或修平）; 用小铲斗挖。
词源
Middle English (as a noun)： from Old French truele, from medieval Latin truella, alteration of Latin trulla 'scoop', diminutive of trua 'skimmer'.